Leonardo Tamariz, MD, MPH
Articles
Social Determinants of Health Score: Does It Help Identify Those at Higher Cardiovascular Risk?
Calculating a social score is feasible and it predicts cardiovascular outcomes. In order to do this, institutions have to collect social determinants of health.
High-Touch Care Leads to Better Outcomes and Lower Costs in a Senior Population
Evaluating the impact of a high-touch primary care model among a Medicare Advantage population in comparison with a standard practice–based model. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
Impact of a Physician-Led Point of Care Medication Delivery System on Medication Adherence
A point of care medication delivery system improves medication adherence to cardiovascular medications without increasing costs.
The Use of Claims Data Algorithms to Recruit Eligible Participants Into Clinical Trials
Using an ICD-9-CM code algorithm, the authors effectively identified potentially difficult-to-reach populations for a hypertension clinical trial.
Impact of Certified CME in Atrial Fibrillation on Administrative Claims
Use of administrative claims data is an innovative way of measuring the effect of continuing medical education on physician practice behavior and patient outcomes.
Persistence With Biologic Therapies in the Medicare Coverage Gap
For patients who reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap, discontinuation was more likely for patients taking osteoporosis medication.
